The study is uncovering the potential long-term health benefits of attending an HBCU. A new study has revealed the long-term health benefits of attending a historically Black college or university. The study, published in February in Jama Network Open, suggested that students
Opinion by Rick C. Wade for CNN Business Perspectives Editor’s note: Rick C. Wade is senior vice president of strategic alliances and outreach at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where he leads the Chamber’s Equality of Opportunity Initiative. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Far too often, the opportunity to obtain an
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Opinion by Bakari Sellers Editor’s note: Bakari Sellers is a former Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and a CNN commentator. He is the author of the book “My Vanishing Country” and an attorney at Strom Law. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. America
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I tried to blow off Deion Sanders’ much ballyhooed hiring at Jackson State.After all, he’s not the first former professional player to coach at an HBCU, and while there have been some successes, there have been flops as well. For every Doug Williams at Grambling State or Sam Washington at North Carolina A&T success story, you
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It took less than one day after Kamala Harris was announced as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee for a racist and baseless “birther” conspiracy theory to start circulating among her critics. The morning after Joe Biden named Harris as his running mate, making her the first black woman and the first Asian American to join a major party’s presidential ticket,
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